Firsthand accounts by refugees from Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam, telling how they escaped from Indochina and how they are adjusting to life in Canada (and particularly Nova Scotia), form the greater part of this book. Most of the accounts are by Vietnamese. Information is also provided on the history of the Canadian refugee program, and on the history and culture of Indochina as a whole and of the three individual countries. A brief assessment of the refugee program's achievements and of the current refugee situation is also given. (CMG)